Bally, Howrah Explained

Bally
Settlement Type:Neighbourhood in Howrah
Pushpin Map:India West Bengal#India3
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in West Bengal, India
Coordinates:22.65°N 88.34°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Type3:Region
Subdivision Name1:West Bengal
Subdivision Name2:Howrah
Subdivision Name3:Greater Kolkata
Subdivision Type4:City
Subdivision Name4:Howrah
Subdivision Type5:Metro Station
Subdivision Name5:Dakshineswar
Government Type:Municipal Corporation
Governing Body:Howrah Municipal Corporation
Unit Pref:Metric
Elevation M:15
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN
Postal Code:711201, 711202
Area Code Type:Telephone code
Area Code:+91 33
Registration Plate:WB
Blank1 Name Sec1:HMC wards
Blank1 Info Sec1:51, 52, 53, 54
Blank2 Name Sec1:Lok Sabha constituency
Blank2 Info Sec1:Howrah
Blank3 Name Sec1:Vidhan Sabha constituency
Blank3 Info Sec1:Bally
Demographics1 Info1:Bengali, English

Bally is a neighbourhood in the city of Howrah of Howrah district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA).[1] [2]

Bally is under the jurisdiction of Bally Police Station of Howrah City Police. It is governed by the Bally Municipality.

Geography

Bally is located at and also the northernmost part of Howrah city.[3] It has an average elevation of 15 metres (49 feet). It is more elevated in the west than the east (where flows the Hoogly river), thus leading to a problem of water logging.[4] Bally is separated from Uttarpara, Hooghly by Bally Canal (Bally Khal) at its north. A Bridge was constructed over Bally Canal in 1846 to join the two localities.[5]

Transport

An important transportation hub of Kolkata, Bally is connected to Dakshineswar, Kolkata via Vivekananda Setu and Nivedita Setu. State Highway 6/ Grand Trunk Road and Belghoria Expressway also pass through Bally. From here, people can avail a number of buses to go to Kolkata (via Vivekananda Setu), Howrah (via National Highway 16) and Hooghly (via National Highway 19).

Bally also has three railway stations of Kolkata Suburban Railway. They are Bally railway station (on Howrah-Bardhaman main line and Howrah-Bardhaman chord line), Bally Ghat railway station and Bally Halt railway station (on Sealdah-Dankuni line).

Nearest Airport of Bally is Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport in Dumdum, Kolkata.

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: Bally battles merger blues . https://archive.today/20151106050417/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1151002/jsp/calcutta/story_45726.jsp%23.VhIB7jMckjM . dead . 6 November 2015 . 2 October 2015 . Anasuya . Basu . The Telegraph . India . 18 August 2018 .
  2. https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/Merge-Bally-Howrah-civic-bodies-Mamata-Banerjee/articleshow/47336577.cms Merge Bally, Howrah civic bodies: Mamata Banerjee
  3. Web site: Maps, Weather, and Airports for Bali, India. www.fallingrain.com.
  4. Web site: Bally topographic map, elevation, relief.
  5. Web site: Importance of Bally Khal.